Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank
Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCSWC)
and the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology (JKUAT) for funding parts of this project.
The seed money for purchasing the survey equipment
from Specialty Devices Inc. (SDI) was provided by the
United States Department of Agriculture—Agriculture
Research Service (USDA-ARS).
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Dredging versus new reservoirs. Alan Plummer
Associates, Fort Worth, Texas
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Upland contribution of sediment and runoff during
extreme drought: a study of the 1947–1956 drought in
the Blackland Prairie, Texas. J Hydrol 407(1–4):1–11.
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01490410701295996
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reduce reservoir sedimentation in the Tana catchment
(Kenya) using SWAT. Hydrol Sci J 58(3):600–614.
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University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
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Young C, (2015) Tackling complexity: understanding
the food-energy-environment nexus in Ethiopia’s Lake
Tana sub-basin. Water Altern-An Interdisc J Water
Polit Dev 8:710–734
Kawashima S, Johndrow TB, Annandale GW, Shah F
(2003) Reservoir conservation vol ii: RESCON model
and user manual. The World Bank, Washington, DC
Kondolf GM, Gao Y, Annandale GW, Morris GL,
Jiang E, Zhang J, Cao Y, Carling P, Fu K, Guo Q,
Hotchkiss R, Peteuil C, Sumi T, Wang HW, Wang Z,
Wei Z, Wu B, Wu C, Yang CT (2014) Sustainable
sediment management in reservoirs and regulated
rivers: experiences from five continents. Earth’s
Future
2(5):256–280.
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2013ef000184
MacIntyre S, Melack JM (1982) Meromixis in an
equatorial African soda lake. Limnol Oceanogr
27:595–609.
https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.1982.27.4.
0595
Maina CW, Sang JK, Mutua BM, Raude JM (2018) A
review of radiometric analysis on soil erosion and
deposition studies in Africa. Geochronometria 45
(1):10–19. https://doi.org/10.1515/geochr-2015-0085
Maloi SK, Sang JK, Raude JM, Mutwiwa UN, Mati BM,
Maina CW (2016) Assessment of sedimentation status
of Ruiru reservoir, central Kenya. Am J Water Resour
4(4):77–82
Mavuti KM, Harper D (2006) The ecological state of
Lake Naivasha, Kenya, 2005: Turning 25 years
research into an effective Ramsar monitoring programme. In: 11th World Lakes Conference, Nairobi,
Kenya
McAlister JR, Fox WE, Wilcox B, Srinivasan R (2013)
Reservoir volumetric and sedimentation survey data: a
necessary tool for evaluating historic sediment flux
and appropriate mitigation response. Lakes & Reservoirs: Res Manage 18(3):275–283
Morris GL, Fan J (1998) Reservoir sedimentation handbook: design and management of dams, reservoirs,
and watersheds for sustainable use. McGraw-Hill,
New York, N.Y.
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91
Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCSWC)
and the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology (JKUAT) for funding parts of this project.
The seed money for purchasing the survey equipment
from Specialty Devices Inc. (SDI) was provided by the
United States Department of Agriculture—Agriculture
Research Service (USDA-ARS).
References
Alan Plummer Associates, Allen PM, Dunbar JA (2005)
Dredging versus new reservoirs. Alan Plummer
Associates, Fort Worth, Texas
Allen PM, Harmel RD, Dunbar JA, Arnold JG (2011)
Upland contribution of sediment and runoff during
extreme drought: a study of the 1947–1956 drought in
the Blackland Prairie, Texas. J Hydrol 407(1–4):1–11.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.04.039
Becht R, Mwango F, Amstrong Muno F (2006) Groundwater links between Kenyan Rift Valley lakes. In:
Odada EO (ed) Water Kenya. Ministry of Irrigation
and Committee International Lake Environment, Proceedings of the 11th World Lakes conference, Nairobi,
Kenya, 31 October to 4th November 2005. International Lake Environment Committee, Kusatsu-shi,
Shiga, Japan
Dost RJJ, Mannaerts CMM (2008) Generation of lake
bathymetry using sonar, satellite imagery and GIS. In:
ESRI 2008: proceedings of the 2008 ESRI international user conference
Dougill AJ, Stringer LC, Leventon J, Riddell M, Rueff H,
Spracklen DV, Butt E (2012) Lessons from
community-based payment for ecosystem service
schemes: from forests to rangelands. Philos Trans
Roy Soci. Series B—Biol Sci 367(1606):3178–3190.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2011.0418
Dunbar JA, Allen PM, Higley PD (1999) Multifrequency
acoustic profiling for water reservoir sedimentation
studies. J Sediment Res 69(2):521–527
FAO (2016) AQUASTAT main database. Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
(FAO). Accessed 31 Jan 2016
Heyman WD, Ecochard J-LB, Biasi FB (2007) Low-cost
bathymetric mapping for tropical marine conservation
—a focus on reef fish spawning aggregation sites. Mar
Geodesy 30(1–2):37–50. https://doi.org/10.1080/
01490410701295996
Hickley P, Bailey R, Harper DM, Kundu R, Muchiri M,
North R, Taylor A (2002) The status and future of the
Lake Naivasha fishery, Kenya. Hydrobiologia 488
(1):181–190. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1023334715893
Hickley P, Boar RR, Mavuti KM (2003) Bathymetry of
Lake Bogoria, Kenya. J East Afr Nat History 92
(1):107–117.
https://doi.org/10.2982/0012-8317
(2003)92[107:BOLBK]2.0.CO;2
Hunink JE, Niadas IA, Antonaropoulos P, Droogers P,
Vente J (2013) Targeting of intervention areas to
reduce reservoir sedimentation in the Tana catchment
(Kenya) using SWAT. Hydrol Sci J 58(3):600–614.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2013.774090
Hülsmann S, Rinke K, Paul L, Diez Santos C (2020)
Storage reservoir operation and management. in:
Bogardi J et al. The springer handbook of water
resources management, in press
Jakubauskas M (2008) Methods for assessing sedimentation in reservoirs. In: Hargrove WL (ed) Sedimentation
in our reservoirs: causes and solutions, Kansas State
University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
Karlberg L, Hoff H, Amsalu T, Andersson K, Binnington T, Flores-Lopez F, de Bruin A, Gebrehiwot SG,
Gedif B, zur Heide F, Johnson O, Osbeck M,
Young C, (2015) Tackling complexity: understanding
the food-energy-environment nexus in Ethiopia’s Lake
Tana sub-basin. Water Altern-An Interdisc J Water
Polit Dev 8:710–734
Kawashima S, Johndrow TB, Annandale GW, Shah F
(2003) Reservoir conservation vol ii: RESCON model
and user manual. The World Bank, Washington, DC
Kondolf GM, Gao Y, Annandale GW, Morris GL,
Jiang E, Zhang J, Cao Y, Carling P, Fu K, Guo Q,
Hotchkiss R, Peteuil C, Sumi T, Wang HW, Wang Z,
Wei Z, Wu B, Wu C, Yang CT (2014) Sustainable
sediment management in reservoirs and regulated
rivers: experiences from five continents. Earth’s
Future
2(5):256–280.
https://doi.org/10.1002/
2013ef000184
MacIntyre S, Melack JM (1982) Meromixis in an
equatorial African soda lake. Limnol Oceanogr
27:595–609.
https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.1982.27.4.
0595
Maina CW, Sang JK, Mutua BM, Raude JM (2018) A
review of radiometric analysis on soil erosion and
deposition studies in Africa. Geochronometria 45
(1):10–19. https://doi.org/10.1515/geochr-2015-0085
Maloi SK, Sang JK, Raude JM, Mutwiwa UN, Mati BM,
Maina CW (2016) Assessment of sedimentation status
of Ruiru reservoir, central Kenya. Am J Water Resour
4(4):77–82
Mavuti KM, Harper D (2006) The ecological state of
Lake Naivasha, Kenya, 2005: Turning 25 years
research into an effective Ramsar monitoring programme. In: 11th World Lakes Conference, Nairobi,
Kenya
McAlister JR, Fox WE, Wilcox B, Srinivasan R (2013)
Reservoir volumetric and sedimentation survey data: a
necessary tool for evaluating historic sediment flux
and appropriate mitigation response. Lakes & Reservoirs: Res Manage 18(3):275–283
Morris GL, Fan J (1998) Reservoir sedimentation handbook: design and management of dams, reservoirs,
and watersheds for sustainable use. McGraw-Hill,
New York, N.Y.
Multifunctional Historical Data for Improved Management of Reservoirs
91